Rural Municipality of Riverside No. 168

The Rural Municipality of Riverside No. 168 (2016 population: 477) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 8 and SARM Division No. 3.

Riverside No. 168
Rural municipality
Rural Municipality of Riverside No. 168
South Saskatchewan River at Cabri Regional Park
Cabri Pennant Success Battrum Fosterton Roseray
Location of the RM of Riverside No. 168 in Saskatchewan
Coordinates: 50°41′24″N 108°16′41″W / 50.690°N 108.278°W / 50.690; -108.278^[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Census division	8
SARM division	3
Formed^[2]	January 1, 1913
Government ^[3]
• Reeve	Richard Bye
• Governing body	RM of Riverside No. 168 Council
• Administrator	Brandi Prentice
• Office location	Pennant
Area  (2016)^[4]
• Land	1,298.39 km^2 (501.31 sq mi)
Population  (2016)^[4]
• Total	477
• Density	0.4/km^2 (1/sq mi)
Time zone	CST
• Summer (DST)	CST
Area code(s)	306 and 639

History

The RM of Riverside No. 168 incorporated as a rural municipality on January 1, 1913.^[2]

Historical properties

There is one historical building located within the RM.

• St. John's Norwegian Lutheran Church - (Also called St. John's Lutheran Church and Cemetery) the building was erected in 1919 by Norwegian pioneers to the area. The site is located 15 km south of Cabri^[5]

Geography

The north boundary of the RM is one of the arms of Lake Diefenbaker.

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.

Towns

• Cabri

Villages

• Success

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.

Localities

• Battrum

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)

Year	Pop.	±%
1981	662	—
1986	677	+2.3%
1991	619	−8.6%
1996	552	−10.8%
2001	495	−10.3%
2006	511	+3.2%
2011	490	−4.1%
2016	477	−2.7%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics^[6]^[7]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Riverside No. 168 had a population of 436 living in 161 of its 192 total private dwellings, a change of -8.6% from its 2016 population of 477. With a land area of 1,307.46 km² (504.81 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.3/km² (0.9/sq mi) in 2021.^[8]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Riverside No. 168 recorded a population of 477 living in 176 of its 205 total private dwellings, a -2.7% change from its 2011 population of 490. With a land area of 1,298.39 km² (501.31 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.4/km² (1.0/sq mi) in 2016.^[4]

Government

The RM of Riverside No. 168 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Tuesday of every month.^[3] The reeve of the RM is Richard Bye while its administrator is Brandi Prentice.^[3] The RM's office is located in Pennant.^[3]

Cabri Regional Park

Cabri Regional Park (50°40′10″N 108°16′00″W / 50.6694°N 108.2668°W / 50.6694; -108.2668)^[9] is a regional park on the southern shore of Lake Diefenbaker that was created in 1976. The park has a campground, beach access, a marina, 3-hole disk golf, boat launch, picnic area, and hiking trails. The campground has over 100 sites, potable water, showers / washrooms, camp kitchen, and a sewer dumping station.^[10][11]

Transportation

• Saskatchewan Highway 32
• Saskatchewan Highway 332
• Saskatchewan Highway 738

See also

• List of rural municipalities in Saskatchewan

References

1. "Pre-packaged CSV files - CGN, Canada/Province/Territory (cgn_sk_csv_eng.zip)". Government of Canada. July 24, 2019. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
2. . Saskatchewan Ministry of Municipal Affairs. Archived from the original on April 21, 2011. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
3. "Municipality Details: RM of Riverside No. 168". Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
4. "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Saskatchewan)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
5. St. John's Norwegian Lutheran Church
6. (PDF). Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
7. "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
8. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
9. "Cabri Regional Park". Canadian Geographical Names Database. Government of Canada. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
10. "Cabri". Sask Regional Parks. Saskatchewan Regional Parks. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
11. "Cabri Regional Park". Tourism Saskatchewan. Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved July 29, 2022.